Aspergillosis precipitinFrom our partner site on diet & exercise, MyDietExercise.com.
Aspergillus immunodiffusion test; Test for precipitating antibodies Normal Values: The normal test result is negative for aspergillus antibodies. What abnormal results mean: Precipitins are often found inaspergillus "fungus ball" lung infections. About half of aspergillus hypersensitivity pneumonitis (allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, also called ABPA) cases have positiveprecipitins. Invasive aspergillosis oftendoes not have a positive preciptin test. It isa false-negative result. (Aspergillus is present, but the test is negative.)
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